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Westhampton Beach Fire District Aims To Move Forward With New Firehouse

authorErin McKinley on Dec 5, 2012
The Westhampton Beach Fire District has decided to move forward with a $14.6 million plan to raze the Sunset Avenue firehouse and build a new one in its stead that... more

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